Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. engages in sale of cloud-based software subscriptions and payments solutions for small and midsize businesses, retailers, restaurants, and golf course operators in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. Its Software as a Service platform enables customers to engage with consumers, manage operations, accept payments, etc. The company's cloud platforms are designed interrelated elements, such as omni-channel consumer experience, a comprehensive back-office operations management suite to improve customers' efficiency and insight, and the facilitation of payments. Its platform functionalities include full omni-channel capabilities, point of sale (POS), product and menu management, employee and inventory management, analytics and reporting, multi-location connectivity, order-ahead and curbside pickup functionality, loyalty, and customer management solutions. The company also offers tailored financial solutions, such as Lightspeed Retail, Lightspeed eCommerce, Lightspeed Restaurant, and Lightspeed B2B solutions. In addition, it sells hardware, including tablets, customer facing displays, receipt printers, networking hardware, cash drawers, payment terminals, servers, stands, bar-code scanners, and an assortment of accessories, as well as provides installation and implementation services. The company was formerly known as Lightspeed POS Inc. and changed its name to Lightspeed Commerce Inc. in August 2021. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$13.23 to C$13.84
• 50-Day Range: C$13.40 to C$21.30
• 52-Week Range: C$13.23 to C$26.60
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 709,358 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: C$18.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lightspeed Commerce scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Lightspeed Commerce has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lightspeed Commerce has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lightspeed Commerce is -11.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lightspeed Commerce is -11.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lightspeed Commerce has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LSPD.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lightspeed Commerce does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lightspeed Commerce does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LSPD.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.25

News Sentiment

Lightspeed Commerce has a news sentiment score of -0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Lightspeed Commerce this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for LSPD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Lightspeed Commerce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lightspeed Commerce insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$431,549.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.93% of the stock of Lightspeed Commerce is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.77% of the stock of Lightspeed Commerce is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LSPD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LSPD shares performed this year?

Lightspeed Commerce's stock was trading at C$21.92 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LSPD shares have decreased by 38.9% and is now trading at C$13.40.
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How do I buy shares of Lightspeed Commerce?

Shares of LSPD stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lightspeed Commerce own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lightspeed Commerce investors own include Shopify (SHOP), Enbridge (ENB), Meta Platforms (META), Air Canada (AC), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: TSE:LSPD
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lightspeedhq.com
• Phone: 514-907-1801
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$19.81
• High Stock Price Target: C$30.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($1.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-86,991,082.11
• Net Margins: -11.75%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -5.25%
• Return on Assets: -3.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 6.10
• Quick Ratio: 6.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$740.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.99
• Cash Flow: C$3.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.55
• Book Value: C$14.98 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 108,741,054
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.47 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.69